Railway construction.



R. WJJBLES.v RAILWAY CONSTRUUTION. APPLICATION FILED .11111.2, 1909.

Patented June 15, 1909.

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RUFUS WAPLES, OF WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

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Be it known that I, RUrUs IVAPLES, a citizen of the United States, residing in Vayne, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Railway Construction, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of railway road bed in which the ties, or other' supports are permanently mounted oii the bed and means are furnished between the ties, roadbed and other supports and the rails whereby the latter may be vertically adjusted without disturbing said ties, roadbed or other supports.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing moisture from gaining access to the road bed under the ties.

A still further object of the invention is to provide improved means for retaining the rails in position on the ties.

lhile I refer particularly to the ties as the supports, it will be understood that my invention is applicable to stringers or supporting blocks as well.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved tie, which is made of concrete in the present inw stance; Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view of a road bed constructed according to my invention; the same being taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 8, Fig. 2; Fig. 4, is a view showing a form of gutter used as part of my invention, and which may be located at each side of the road bed; Fig. 5,

is a plan view of one of the ties showing the means for fastening` the rails in place; Fig. 6, is a longitudinal sectional view through the tie on the line 6 6, Fig. 5; Figs. 7 S, 9 and 10, are views illustrating modifications of the means for adjusting the wedge, which is mounted between the rail and the tie; Figs. 11 and 12 are modifications of the means for attaching the rail to the tie; Figs. 13 to 19v inclusive, illustrate further modifications of my invention; Fig. 20, illustrates my` invention as applied to a striiiger in place of a tie; and Fig. 2l, illustrates my invention in connection with a chair and double headedrail.

I will describe my invention in coiinect-ion with a road bed using ties as the support for the rails.

The common practice in railway road bed construction is to'mount the tie on t-he bed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 2, 1909.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 470,309.

and clamp the rail firmly to it; the result being that when vertical adjustment of the rail is required, it is necessary to raise or lower the tie by tamping the road bed. This method has been found to be objectionable, owing to the fact that such disturbance of the road bed is liable to cause the ties to get out of level and consequently tamping is frequently necessary to again bring them up to the proper positions.

By my invention I can, after properly preparing the road bed, mount the ties permanently upon it and adjust the rails vertically when this is necessary by means of wedges or equivalent devices adjusted to the ties. 1Where a permanent tie is to be used I find that it is preferable to prevent the access of moisture to its under parts and this I do by employing a practically water-proof covering for the space between the ties so designed as to shed water from the road bed -clear of said ties.

In carrying out my invention I use certain portions of the improved cross tie and securing means set forth in the application for patent filed by me Feb. 5, 1908, Serial A In the above drawings, A is a cross tie made of concrete and preferably reinforced in any manner desired. The cross tie is recessed in its under side at a so as to prevent it from rocking on the permanent bed M, Fig. 2; and, therefore, is positively supported at points directly under the rails. The tie is also recessed in the upper side at each end at o and the bottom of each recess is inclined as at o2 to form seats for the wedges B, which are beveled on their under sides at the same angles as the seats a2 while their upper surfaces are preferably level for the support of the rails C, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and (i. Fach tie has at one side a longitudinal vrecess o3 connecting the two recesses a and adapted for the reception of tension members D, D. These are preferably perforated at their adjacent ends for the reception of 'a transversebolt e which extends through a slot or hole a5 in the tie and holds saidmembers to each other and to thetie. The tension members D are notched at their outer ends CZ and are shaped to fit over the base flanges of the rails or rail chairs ifused, so that they serve to hold the rail in position on the wedges or blocks B preventing any possible spreading and keeping them at all times in the proper gage.

Plates d are secured to the tension members and are arranged to overlap the inner base flanges of the rails so as to hold them firmly in alinement. After said rails are alined on the ties any suitable filling material may be placed in the slot a5 for the bolt e in each tie, so as to rigidly hold said bolt and thus prevent the rails shifting laterally.

In order to hold the rails to the tie I provide hooked members f each of which has al portion f extending over the inner base flange of the rail and is provided at the lower end with an eye f2. A stud or bolt g passes through said eye and extends vertically through the tie, being provided at its upper end with a nut for firmly holding the hooked member in position. This hooked member is arranged at one side of the wedge, as shown in Fig. 5, and is preferably made by bending a heavy wire into shape as shown in the drawings.

In order to adjust the wedges B to raise or lower the rails C, T provide a tie plate I, having at one end a hooked flange t' for engaging the inner base flange of the rail and at its other end a flange z" through which` passes an adjustable bolt 2. This latter extends through a flange on an anchor plate I overlapping the thick end of the wedge B so that by turning a nut 3 on the bolt 2 the l wedge B can be forced under the rail andl the latter elevated to the desired height."

By backing off the nut the wedge can be moved in the opposite direction so as to permit depression of the rail. Other means may be employed for adjusting the wedge without departing from the essential features of the invention and other devices may be used for securing the rails to the ties instead of the hooked members f.

In Fig. 7, I have shown another means for adjusting the wedge, which consists of a plate j extending across the recess a in the tie and having through it an adjusting bolt 4 which bears against the end of the wedge B.

In the form. illustrated in F ig. 8, a mov i able plate y" is used instead of a fixed plate,

ands designed to cooperate with notches cast in the ties so as to permit adjustment of the rail.

In Fig. 9, T have shown teeth jg in the base of the recess a and a screw adapted to a thread in the block 6 fitted to a recess in the end of the wedge B, upon which is mounted a rail carrying block J.

In Fig. 10, the notches j are employed, as

; in Fig. 9, but a pawl K mounted on the end of the wedge B2 is designed to engage them. Fig. 16, illustrates a somewhat similar construction, with the exception that the pawl c is carried by a bearing plate 7 secured to the corner of the wedge B3.

1n the form of my invention shown in Fig. 14, the notches in the recesses of the tie are of a shape different from those illustra'ted in F 9, and a block lf2 is mounted between the end of the wedge BL and one of the said notches. This block 7a2 may be of wood, metal, concrete, or of ordinary brick, as desired, and in this form of the invention l have provided a cover plate A of concrete, or other similar material to close the ends of the recesses a.

1n the form shown in Fig. 1T, two semicircular wedges B5 are mounted at each end of a parallel rsided block J, which supports the rail, and by turning these wedges said blocks with the rail may be raised or lowered.

In Fig. 13, 1 have shown a series of pins or bars m cast or driven in the tie and designed to penetrate as far as exposed, into the wedge B0, so that by raising the rail the wedge can be adjusted to any position desired and held.

In Fig. 18, a pair of double wedges are shown mounted on beveled blocks through which extends a screw rod b2 having right and left hand threaded portions, so that in toward or from each other, desired. The block J2 is mounted between the wedges and the rail, therefore it is necessarily raised or lowered by such adjustment.

1n F ig. 15, I have shown two wedges b3, 7)* with diagonal adjusting bolts `o5. I preferably use two of said bolts, one on each side of the pair of wedges and couple them together by the plates 7), Z2?.

1n Fig. 11, the means for holding the rails to the tie consists of a plate N, having hook port-ions 12, which extend over thefbase flange of vthe rail C and is also provided with a ange fa, through which extend the screw spikes a2 which are entered in the tie, said tie being of wood, concrete or other suitable material.

In Fig. 12, there is, in addition to the hooked member f a second hooked member f3 engaging the outer base flange of the rail and secured to the tie by a bolt or screw spike g2.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 18, T have illustrated the tie as either made of concrete, wood, metal or other material.

1n Fig. 19, l have shown a further modification of the means for adjusting the rail independently of the tie. 1n this instance I mount a block J3 in a 'recess in theL tie and provide adjusting screws t having nuts t, carried by said block, the ends of the screws in this instance resting upon plates 152 in the bottom of the recess.

From the above description it will be noted that the means for adjusting the wedges placed between the rails and the tie can be modified without departing from the main features of the invention and while blocks provided with adjusting -means may CIK be substituted 'for the wedges, l pret'er these la ter where it is possible to use them.

ln order to properly shed water and prevent moisture gaining access to the road bed under the ties l form a recess along each side ot' each tie as at s, s and l cover the space between the ties, as illustrated at S, Figs. 2 and 8, with some suitable moisture proof material, such as asphalt, concreto, r tarred gravel. This cover is so shaped that it will rea/.lily shed water, carrying it awa \7 from the ties and 'trom the road bed under the ties, and Yl may torni gutters s at each side ot the road bed so arranged as to be a continuation oi" said cover ti. l also provide suitable drain holes e* at the end ot each tie so that water may readily pass away trom the recesses in the sz me.

lt will be noted that by the above described construction l provide the road bed with ties permanently mounted thereon, and protect said road bed so as to prevent moisture gaining access to the space under the Moreover, l provide means tor vertically adjusting the rails without disturbing the ties; the means l prefer to use being wedges placed between the bottom ot the rails and the ties. Said ties are recessed to receive the wedges so as to bring the base tlane'es ot the rails as near the upper snr- Afaces as possible. l prefer to malte the wedges o' wood so as to provide cushions for the rails, although they may be made of metal and a cushion block placed between the metal and the rails, as illustrated in Figs. 9 and l0.

By the construct-ion illustrated in Figs. and 6, where the rails are connected by tension members hinged together and attached to the tie some distance from the bearing point ot the rail, as described in my above mentioned application tor patent, and also by the construction now shown in Figs. 1l and l2, l can readily litt the rails without tiletaching them from the ties or without moving them out of alinement.

ln F l have illustrated my invention as applied to a stringer A firmly mounted on the bed, the stringer having inclined ways spaced at intervals apart, and mounted on these inclined ways are wedges BT adjustable by means otbolts It. ln the pres nt instance supporting blocks ot wood, concrete, or similar material may beaised in place ot' the ties oi' stringers it desired, without departing .trom the essential features oi the invention.

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Y. There a chair is used to which the rail is secured then l mount adjustable means l. rlhe combination of' a support, a rail, a block mounted between the support and the rail, means for adjusting the block to move the rail vertically, means for holding the rail to gage independentot the block.

2. The combination of a concrete support having a beveled surface, a` wedge, means for holding the wedge in the position to which it is adjusted, a rail mounted on the wed and means connecting the rail to the support independently of the wedge, so as to allow the wedge to move the rail vertically without atl'ecting the connecting means.

3. The combination ot a cross tie beveled at each end, a wedge mounted on each beveled surface of the tie, a rail. supported by each wedge, means for holding each wedge in the position to which it is adjusted and means tor holding the rails to gage independent ot the wedges,

il. The combination ot a cross tie beveled at each end, a wedge mounted upon each beveled surface ot the tie, a rail supported by each wedge, means tor retaining each wedge in the position to which it is adjusted, and tension members attached to the tie some distan 'e from the wedge and connected to the rails, so that each rail can be raised or lowered by the movement ot' the wedge without detacliing the tension members.

rlhe combination of a cross tie beveled at each end, a wedge mounted on each beveled surface, means for retaining the wedge in the position to which it is adjusted, rails mounted on the wedges, tension members coupling the two rails, so as to keep them in gage, said tension members being connected to the tie some distance from the wedges, so that the rails can be raised or lowered by the .vedges without disengaging the tension members.

G. The combination ot a concrete tie having recesses at each end, the base of each recess being beveled, a wedge mounted in each recess and resting upon the beveled base thereof; rails carried by the wedge and secured directly to the tie independently of the wedges, said wedges being tree to be adjusted independently ot the rail securing means, and adjustable means for locking the wedges to the tie in an adjusted position.

7. The combination of a concrete tie having recesses at each end, the base of each recess being beveled, wedges mounted in said. recesses on the said beveled bases, rails carried by the wedges, tension members securing the rails to the ties at a point distant from the wedges, and means for locking the wedges in the position to which they are adjusted.

8. The combina-tion of a railway tie having a recess at each end, the bases of the recesses being beveled, there being also a recess at one side of the tie connecting the two end recesses, wedges mounted in the end recesses and resting upon the beveled bases thereof, rails carried by the wedges, with tension members resting in the longitudinal recess and secured together' and to the tie at about the centre of the tie, said members having portions engaging the base flanges of the rails.

9. The combination, of a concrete tie, recessed at each end, each recess having a beveled base, a wedge mounted on the base7 a rail carried each wedge, means for trying the rails together, and a hooked member engaging the inner base flange of each rail, said member extending on one side of each wedge and secured to a bolt carried by the tie.

l0. The combination of a concrete tie recessed at each end, each recess having a beveled base, a wedge mounted on the base, a rail carried by the wedge, means for tying the two rails together, a hooked member engaging the inner base flange of each rail,

said member extending on one side of each wedge and secured to a bolt carried by the tie, a tie plate mounted between the wedge and the rail, a screw connecting the tie plate with the wedge, and a nut on the screw for adjusting the wedge and locking it in its adjusted position.

ll. rllhe combination of a series of ties mounted permanently upon a prepared road bed, said ties having beveled upper surfaces at each end, wedges mounted upon said surfaces, means for holding said wedges in the position to which they are adjusted, rails mounted on the wedges and tension members attached to the rails and to the ties some distance from the Wedges so that the rails can be vertically adjusted without disturbing the ties, with a water shedding pavement interlocking with the ties so as to prevent water gaining access to the road-bed under the ties.

12. The combination in a road bed, of a series of ties mounted on said road bed and each tie having a longitudinal groove at each side, a pavementJ extending over the road bed and from one tie to another and entering the groove thereof, adjusting blocks on the ties, and rails carried by the blocks.

13. A concrete tie having a recess at each end, the base of each recess being beveled, there being a recess at one side of the tie extending from one end recess to the other,

and said tie having a longitudinal groove A at each side.

14. A concrete tie having a recess at each end, the base of the recess being beveled downward toward the end of the tie, said tie having a longitudinal recess at one side thereof extending from one end recess to the other, and being provided with a substantially central slot communicating with the longitudinal recess.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification, in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

RUFUS WAPLES.

Witnesses WM. E. SHUPE, WM. A. BARR. 

